WW2 failure for churches and regime?

+ Churches were never fully co-ordinated- Regime careful not to escalate tensions- Victories in Blitzkrieg = further church attacks+ Churches supported attacks on Soviet Union - seen as crusade on 'Godless' Communism- Both churches sought to preserve independence as opposed to attacks on regime+ Defeat meant Hitler never able replace Chrisitianity with German Faith Movement
- Few German's joined Pagan movement and those who did kept quiet due to fear of being ostracised by society

Why Concordat made in 1933

Catholic church stronger orgainsation than Protestant's in Germany. Based in Rome - difficult for Nazi's to infiltrate

Catholic base also linked to education + youth associations, had own newpapers and charitable organisations

Shared some values with Nazism - Anti-Semitism/Anti-Communism + stress on family values

Concordat ensured Catholic church would not interfere in political Nazi affairs and reigme would allow church rights of worship + certain religious and legal rights - reassuring Catholics that they were not under threat

However Nazi's did not keep to the terms and Catholic clergy were harrassed